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Jenkins, Fred M. – French Review, 1980
Presents a description of the syntax of prepositional phrases and adjectives in postnominal position in French sentences. (AM)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Descriptive Linguistics, French, Grammar

Erteschik-Shir, Nomi – Language and Speech, 1999
Argues that intonation is best analyzed as an overt marking of the focus structure of a sentence. The linguistic level of f-structure in which both topic and focus are identified provides the link between context, interpretation, syntax, and intonation. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Rhythm, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure
Farrell, John – Highway One, 1986
Cites examples of surprise combinations of words that give sudden pleasure to a listener or reader.
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Humor, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns

Yaguello, Marina – Journal of French Language Studies, 1994
Certain apparently deviant, inverted forms of the French imperative (e.g. "pas touche!" for "ne touche pas!") are analyzed. A number of phonosyntactic explanations that focus on phonological order, rhythm, and intonation are examined. The strength of the imperative intention is also considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Intonation, Language Patterns

Braxton, Barbara – Teacher Librarian, 2004
In this article, the author stresses the importance of welcoming preschoolers and babies into school libraries. She states that when read to from birth, a baby becomes used to the cadences and rhythms of spoken language, at the same time responding to the bright pictures and the presence of a loving adult. The baby associates books and stories…
Descriptors: Syntax, Semantics, School Libraries, Oral Language
Leal, Carmen Fernandez – 1995
This paper considers four levels of analysis in the observation of the prosodic features of pause in speech: phonetic; syntactic; semantic; and informative. On the phonetic level, a pause is related to length and intonation, and intonation in turn, being a result of the speaker's meaning, constitutes an expression of his/her emotional state. On…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Ambiguity, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics